Japan to get Android-based ' Yahoo phone» next month

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Japan Gets Android-based ' Yahoo phone "[JP]: that may seem strange at first, this is actually not surprising news, given that Yahoo is a great website. Add the fact that the country's third-largest mobile carrier SoftBank mobile phone provider, is the largest shareholder of Yahoo Japan, and the appearance of this phone makes even more sense.

The phone is manufactured by Sharp and rebranded version of the so-called "AQUOS phone premium SoftBank 009SH" [JP], the company revealed a few weeks ago. It contains the Android 2.3 as OS, 4-inch LCD with QHD resolution 8MP CMOS camera, Bluetooth 3.0, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, microSDHC card slot, a digital TV tuner, e purse features an infrared link, etc.

Buyers can expect to find selected Android applications and services from Yahoo Japan, are installed on your device, such as Yahoo Japan, Yahoo Japan auctions, calendar, dictionary, Yahoo Loco (lb), etc.

SoftBank selection mobile phone subscribers are members of the premium Yahoo Japan free of charge for two years (instead of having to pay $ 4.50 per month) and you can also get extra points for every purchase made on purchase of Yahoo over the next two years.

SoftBank will distribute Yahoo phone in Japan at the end of next month.

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HTC Android explains the process, cancel the loader unlock tool guarantees coming later this month

Several months have passed since the HTC CEO Peter Chou announced that the company no longer block the bootloaders on their devices, and enthusiasts have nothing to show for it. Many of the latest HTC device remains locked tight, prompting many to wonder when they will deliver on their promises. Thanks to the updated post Facebook and timely tweet, however, now we have the answers to the questions we have been waiting for.

This process will begin with a Web tool (due out later this month), through which to register your account and refuse any and all liability in case everything goes horribly wrong. That's right folks, after removal of loader lock gives you much greater control over how the device works, you can kiss parts (or all) of your warranty goodbye. Once this is done by connecting an Android device to the computer with the installed SDK, and you'll get "device ID marker" which gets connected to the Web tool to generate unique unlock code.

Sounds simple enough, right? The first device to use unlocking treatment are the generic version of HTC sense and then buy the T-Mobile version of the device and Sprint Evo 3D. So how to unlock bootloader is one of the first steps to run the custom ROM, and indeed having some fun with Android, it is gratifying to see them focus on getting new hardware opened. Hopefully soon opened the floodgates, and we can start messing with our HTC toys with reckless abandon.

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